Direction: In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
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The study of the origin and history of words
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- linguistics
- etymology
- verbose
- anthology
Correct Option: B
etymology (N.) : the study of the origin and history of words and their meanings
linguistics (N.) : the scientific study of a language
verbose (N.) : using or containing more words than are needed
anthology (N.) : a collection of poems, stories, etc. That have been written by different people and published together in a book
